Adding support to this. I understand the distinction between an franchise and a collection as it's currently defined but I don't think that distinction is actually useful when it comes to finding what you're looking for. Those fields don't even need to disappear entirely though - this suggestion could also be implemented with the creation of a new series designation that, initially, would be the combination of collections and franchises and then be the primary series identifier for games rather than collection, franchise, or both.
Adding support to this. I understand the distinction between an franchise and a collection as it's currently defined but I don't think that distinction is actually useful when it comes to finding what you're looking for. Those fields don't even need to disappear entirely though - this suggestion could also be implemented with the creation of a new series designation that, initially, would be the combination of collections and franchises and then be the primary series identifier for games rather than collection, franchise, or both.